For the afflicted, hyperhidrosis is definitely not only a cosmetic problem, but may also be connected to heavy professional, medical and psychosocial burdens.

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. mult. T. Ruzicka

Director of the clinic and outpatient clinic for dermatology and allergology of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Germany

Hyperhidrosis - what is it?

Hyperhidrosis (griech. ὑπέρ (hypér) „exceedingly abundantly, over" and ἱδρώς (hidrós) „sweat") is a sickness that is characterized by an excessive production of sweat. It is believed that approximately 1-2% of the population of Europe and 2,8% of the population of the US suffers from this affliction. There are many possibilities of dealing with the pathological sweating. With hyperhidrosis, the affected person produces uncontrollable amounts of sweat. Temperature and season do not play any significant role.

The occurrence of hyperhidrosis in different body parts looks like this: